Undergraduate Course: The Portrait in the Modern World 1790 - 2004 (LLLA07055)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (ECA) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT ONLY COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED.
This course examines the development of the portrait in an era of rapid artistic change. Follow the changing conceptions of character and personality from the classical portrait to the fragmented self of the postmodern era. Considering the place of the portrait in relation to history and events will be a key theme. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Lifelong Learning - Session 3, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 20 |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
14/04/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
Identify, describe and analyse portraits.
Identify, understand and use the appropriate terminology and concepts for these works.
Discourse on and discuss the meanings of the works.
Identify and understand the underlying theoretical, scientific, social and political contexts which underlie the production of this form of art.
Place portrait styles and types in a historical framework and context.
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Assessment Information
| Open Studies 10 credit courses have one assessment. Normally, the assessment is a 2000 word essay, worth 100% of the total mark, submitted by week 12. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 40%. There are a small number of exceptions to this model which are identified in the Studying for Credit Guide. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Woodall, J (ed.).1997. Portraiture: Facing the Subject, Manchester, MUP.
Pointon, M.1993.Hanging the Head: Portraiture and Social Formation in Eighteenth-Century England, New Haven; London : Yale University Press for The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery.1999.The Companion Guide to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, The National Galleries of Scotland.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Loura Brooks
Tel: (0131 6)51 3200
Email: l.brooks@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
Email: D.McMillan@ed.ac.uk |
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